Washington’s All Time Coaching History

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Here is a chronological list of all of the Washington Football Team Coaches and their coaching records while in Washington. There are some great names like Joe Gibbs, George Allen and even Vince Lombardi. There are some groaners too – like Jim Zorn and Steve Spurrier.

Year Coaches Name Record
1932 Lud Wray 4-4-2
1933-34 William (Lone Star) Dietz 11-11-2
1935 Eddie Casey 2-8-1
1936-42 Ray Flaherty 56-23-3
1943 Arthur (Dutch) Bergman 7-4-1
1944-45 Dudley DeGroot 14-6-1
1946-48 Glen (Turk) Edwards 16-18-1
1949 John Whelchel* 3-3-1
1949-51 Herman Ball** 4-16-0
1951 Dick Todd 5-4-0
1952-53 Earl (Curly) Lambeau 10-13-1
1954-58 Joe Kuharich 26-32-2
1959-60 Mike Nixon 4-18-2
1961-65 Bill McPeak 21-46-3
1966-68 Otto Graham 17-22-3
1969 Vince Lombardi 7-5-2
1970 Bill Austin 6-8-0
1971-77 George Allen 69-35-1
1978-80 Jack Pardee 24-24-0
1981-92 Joe Gibbs 124-60-0
1993 Richie Petitbon 4-12-0
1994-00 Norv Turner 32-47-1
2000 Terry Robiskie*** 1-2-0
2001-02 Marty Schottenheimer 8-8-0
2002-03 Steve Spurrier 12-20
2004-07 Joe Gibbs 30-34-0
2008-09 Jim Zorn 12-20-0
2010-2013 Mike Shanahan 24-40-0
2014-2019 Jay Gruden 35-49-1
2019 Bill Callahan 3-8-0
2020-now Ron Rivera 14-19-0
*   Released after seven games in 1949
**  Released after three games in 1951
*** Last 3 games of the season

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